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Crime
Uganda man says he killed 4 children as human sacrifices in bid to get wealthy
Christopher Okello Onyum is thought to have posed as a parent to gain access to a kindergarten, where he stabbed his young victims.
9 Apr 2026 - 3:56AM
Africa
DR Congo to receive third-country deportees from US under deal
6 Apr 2026 - 11:21AM
US, Israel war on Iran
‘Restrict everything’: Senegal curbs ministers’ foreign trips amid Iran war
4 Apr 2026 - 9:45PM
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Africa
Man stabs 4 children to death at Uganda kindergarten
The male suspect, in his thirties, gained access by posing as a parent before attacking children aged around two and three with a knife.
3 Apr 2026 - 12:58AM
Uganda police officers stand at the crime scene after a man killed four children in an attack at the Gaba Early Childhood Development Program nursery school in Kampala, Uganda on Thursday. Photo: AP
China-Middle East relations
China’s Iran war strategy, Trump’s Hormuz ask: 7 global relations reads
From a China-Israel call on Iran to an unlikely nuclear deal, here are highlights from the SCMP’s overseas correspondents in March 2026.
2 Apr 2026 - 11:00PM
Africa
Mob retaliates after gunmen kill 12 in Nigeria bar
27 people in total were killed between the shooting and the retaliatory violence.
30 Mar 2026 - 4:43PM
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United Nations
UN designates African slave trade as ‘gravest crime against humanity’
US, Israel and Argentina opposed the UN measure, while Britain and EU member states abstained.
26 Mar 2026 - 1:37PM
An 1853 illustration depicting slaves and slave traders on the coast of Africa. Photo: Chicago History Museum via Getty Images
Extreme weather
‘Flashing red’: UN alarmed as heat trapped by Earth hits record high
UN chief warns of a state of emergency as 2015–2025 is confirmed as the hottest decade on record.
23 Mar 2026 - 9:42PM
US, Israel war on Iran
‘No immunity’: Iran war threatens energy crisis worse than 1970s oil shocks
The boss of the International Energy Agency, Fatih Birol, spoke out as the war grinds into its fourth week.
23 Mar 2026 - 6:59PM
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Africa
64 killed – including 13 children – in attack on Sudan hospital, WHO says
Healthcare facilities have been a regular target throughout the war between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.
22 Mar 2026 - 7:03AM
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US, Israel war on Iran
Iran fires missiles at UK-US base in Indian Ocean, 4,000km away
The attack on the Diego Garcia facility is the first time in the war that Tehran has been reported to have used weapons with such a range.
22 Mar 2026 - 12:08AM
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A US bomber takes off from the Diego Garcia military base in 2001. Photo: Handout via AFP
Africa
Madagascar’s leader orders lie detector tests for prospective ministers
President Randrianirina orders polygraph screening, seeking people who are more than ‘60 per cent clean’.
20 Mar 2026 - 12:13PM
European Union
Hundreds die crossing Mediterranean as 2026 already smashes records
At least 655 migrants died or went missing in January and February taking one of the deadliest migration routes in the world.
19 Mar 2026 - 3:07PM
Crime
Chinese and Kenyan charged after nearly 2,000 live ants seized
Pair appear in a Nairobi court, accused of supplying live ants to foreign traffickers.
18 Mar 2026 - 1:44PM
Africa
Suicide attacks in Nigeria kill 23, wound more than 100
Attacks in Maiduguri are among the deadliest in the conflict-battered city in recent history.
17 Mar 2026 - 3:12PM
An injured man looks out of an ambulance at a hospital in Maiduguri. Photo: AFP
Africa
Kenya floods death toll rises to 62, police say, including 8 children
The capital, Nairobi, was the worst hit, with 33 deaths. Dozens of people have also died in Ethiopia.
15 Mar 2026 - 8:48PM
Kenya
Kenya seizes 2,238 live garden ants from Chinese national at airport
The case has exposed a growing, organised ant-smuggling network threatening the African nation’s biodiversity.
12 Mar 2026 - 7:15PM
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US, Israel war on Iran
G7 to discuss possible emergency release of oil reserves: French president
Concern is rising about the war and Iran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, through which much of the world’s energy supplies pass.
9 Mar 2026 - 8:27PM
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Cars line up at a gas station in Seoul, South Korea, on Sunday as oil prices surge due to the intensifying conflict in the Middle East. Photo: EPA
Africa
Military deployed in Kenya after at least 23 die in flash floods in capital
Police said some people drowned and some were electrocuted after heavy rain flooded homes and submerged vehicles.
7 Mar 2026 - 8:13PM
Africa
DR Congo says least 200 dead in coltan mine collapse
The collapse took place at the Rubaya mines, where rebels claim ‘bombings’ killed only five people.
5 Mar 2026 - 4:19PM
US-China relations
Africa emerges as new arena in US-China competition over artificial intelligence
With a fast-growing digital economy and young population, the continent is becoming a critical front in the global race to shape AI’s future.
5 Mar 2026 - 4:49AM
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Extreme weather
Record-breaking? El Nino may return in 2026, making planet even hotter
However, scientists say there’s a risk of 2026 being ‘the warmest year on record even without El Nino, due to the global warming trend’.
3 Mar 2026 - 2:28AM
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A waste picker drinks water while working at a rubbish dump on the outskirts of Jammu, India, during a heatwave in 2024. Photo: AP
Ukraine war
Over 1,000 Kenyans recruited to fight for Russia in Ukraine war: report
Russian embassy denied Moscow’s involvement in illegally recruiting, though it said foreign citizens could voluntarily join its forces.
20 Feb 2026 - 2:44PM
South Africa
Mugabe’s son Bellarmine arrested after gardener shot in South Africa
Former Zimbabwean ruler Robert Mugabe’s youngest son sometimes lives in Johannesburg, where he has a reputation for partying.
19 Feb 2026 - 10:53PM
South Africa
Trump’s new ambassador to South Africa arrives in country amid strained ties
The US president has accused South Africa of persecuting its white minority, criticised its ties with China and imposed tariffs on exports.
17 Feb 2026 - 6:21AM
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